Episode 3: AKA A Shotgun Blast to the Head

SUBJECTIVE

In episode 3, we talk about, well, shotgun blasts to the head. But specifically when your head is impenetrable. When your superpower is being super dense, how are you supposed to get medical care? Also, let's talk about why Claire Temple is the real hero.

Sidebar:

• Sometimes our numbers might be off because we're pediatricians, and the numbers (volumes and the like) are different for adults. We'll do our best to catch the discrepancies.

OBJECTIVE

Resources, Citations, and Mentions:

• It's helpful to have a visual when we start talking about the anatomy of the optic nerve, so here's a reference from MRI Master (go scroll through the whole brain because it's cool):

  

• A mini glossary of acronyms:

  • ABCs: Airway, Breathing, Circulation

  • CT: computed tomography

  • MRI: magnetic resonance imaging

  • ETT: endotracheal Tube

  • cc: cubic centimeter ie a milliliter

  • TBI: traumatic brain injury

  • CSF: cerobrospinal fluid

  • ICP: intracranial pressure

  • EVD: external ventricular drain

  • LP: lumbar puncture (pic from Oxford Medical Education)

    

Corrections:

• Minor misspeak: A lumbar puncture needle goes into the space around your spinal cord, not your spine.
• An adult has around 125-150 ml of CSF present at any given time. Only around 25 ml of that is present in the ventricles.
  • Sakka L, Coll G, Chazal J. Anatomy and physiology of cerebrospinal fluid. European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Diseases. Dec 2011 — you can download this article for free if you're interesting in the physiology of CSF!
• We looked to see if there was a medical consultant on the show, but couldn't find any info on imdb.

ASSESSMENT

• Deepa: 7 out of 7 aliens from outer space that cause an entire city PTSD
• Jen: 6 out of 6 ice packs

PLAN

Your homework: Look up how cool the eye is! And how much stuff your pituitary does for you!

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